Asked by David

How did Salvador Dalí come up with his images?
a.
imagery from his nightmares
b.
symbolic imagery from his childhood

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Both. Dalí drew on dreams and nightmares (the Surrealist/Freudian emphasis on the unconscious and his “paranoia‑critical” method) and on recurring symbolic imagery rooted in his childhood and personal memories.